New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
CHRISTIAN WORK FOR MEN.
MANY CHANGES IN HE ASSOCIATION.

70 HAVE CENTRAL BUILDING WITH ClRCU-
LATINO LIBkARY-THE NEW OFFICERS.
The work Ut the Young Mems Christian Association
IN thi. city has reached such proportions that has
beeufound necessary to make come Important changes
IN the manage nent. Last December a committee.
composed oil Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ebert b. Monroe
Cephss Brainerd. NJ. Taylor Pyne aud William >.
Sloan. appointed to consider the wok aud orgAni.
sston OF the Association and report to the Board OF
Directors such changes. II any, as they might deem
sdvisable ~ enlarge and improve Its work anc ID
srease its efficiency.
Alter thoroughly considering each detail OF their
work. thi, committee submitted report to the
directors in April which approved, in substance
% follows:
In ALI branches together n connection with the as
,ocasion WORK Ia this citv there 1887 engage
p~nts each year. or III wees. and for the saccess
Of the work, Board Is responsible But IDS ~"
the only responsibility resting upon Toe DoA,u y,
Directors Tue, are pr.e lo,iiy toe managers Of an
estate Of the net value OF $1,OIo,OVo. 'ais %
all invested IN securities, Tue d'mcu,'S , Ssea M,D
real estate and o.ber property w"'ch neeas
const.pt care. We think one viii question tnat
It " Impossible for men actively engaged 10 "aslass,
and win many o,Lsr responsibilities 10 give general
suuery ision u the work III all the branches ana
tho same time attend I" al tno nam
s,le,y responsible III the twenty-tnir0s ooiiding.
After considering these points, the question arises
what shall be done 10 make the WORK more enectVo'
The following su sestions are presented:
F,rstTbai the TACT De kept CONSTANTLY IN mind that
the association 10 compact body out owing 10
tue held il occupies division into brahche" neee'
city. ,.,I. T.. ann.
stItuted branch IN charge OF eoumltiee o mansge
pent the number OF members Of tue comuiittee 10 oe
f propo tion TO ue neeas the work IL 10 believed
that it a body OF twenty OF thirty utn, sucn as com
pose the Board OF Directors OF the association were
10 situated that they couio give their asso
G, ton labor to the work In TINS building aiohe ,hc
pract.cal results would be greatly enhanced. lns
Con,m,tlre of management 9 uIa be IL ade up OF the
h-r. nj fne Directors
cou petent members OF the Association whose services
cou ID very easily he secured on suen comuittee.
uird-Your committee believe that u would Ue UNI
To have he board OF Directors composed oil
members OF the Committee, OF management Oh Tue
.ry thai being "a lit mler oil a Con mttes OF Manage
rnent shall not prove bar to membership Id the
Board OF Directors. out such cases SHOULD oe qo'e OK
tlobai. n, II
Directors aud tue members Of all tue Commit es OF
AauageIncnt meet for review OF tho work III
fth-That tue central offices of the association be
removed ON the Twentvthirdst building 70 plat,
substantial nre-pr"ot building ~ cehaa p'si eh
sumeient to accommodate the foraiy whisn
should be greatly increased IN size. ana TO prov,91e
space for the Offices OF the association auu possibly
for the Int rnal ional ana State committees
her points covered by the report suggest that there
shoaia be lett AT present library suco BOOKS ~
would be desirable aud import mt Tor reference thers'
nna that libraries OIL reference, IN every way up
the tmes should be main tsnedsat the rooms OF eacn
"Sp~' NN~
library An Important change suggested was that as
soou as poss bic general library snouid be MADE
circulating anoug the 'nenbers ana the oooAs shouu
be aell.c 10 them at tne branoh Win whch 'poy
are specially conn.eteo. A general secretary. who
snould cnarge VITA the supervision OF Tue ASsoo'
ton and all the branch aud an assistant treas
urer wh) shoul give his time to tue care oil he prop
ert, Of the association" aud IN .ddition snou super
y,se the collection Of moneys for the support OF the
iatiou aud oi tue various Urahchcs' "e'o "oA"
the 0tn1r changes sngsesteI ...
Nav 3 the nhltrf was prtecntcu " NV h"ooSi"
non anu Oh June Is the changes we're adopted, ana
Robert X. McDuruey, lhr senior secretary " VIC
Central Branch at 1weniy-third-st was elected
p nera secretary OF the ASSOCIATION and its orsnehes'
Twelve members Of the Board Oi Directors were 10
iaiued meu bers OF the Association p"afu VINE we
remaining eight transferred 10 the Cons Oh
Manage, neut al the newly made branch IN twenty
thirdst. aud their places vii be nen BY othefs. AT
the last monthly meeting the Twehty-tbrnst or sur
ration Wa. LOT mall, made branch AMI tue foiiowing
c.u,niteo OF management was apponma WIN
james McCona"shy q. senei al seefssaiy Mnam.r
T. ~ +. Miller. William teiowes Norgal Joseph
,lker it, E.i ward +. Sl~yb ck, james McConaughy'
William II. Michale' Cepha bra,netn, Iri yonav
w iIinms. Wilil.m j. Y.tes. Bradford W. Hitchcock
summer F. Dudley. Charles u seodder. Jasper l.
Good win Samuel WllIia ns nd Ira h. Brainerd
Mr. McCO.auehy. whom seen by TkiBCN" re-
potter Yesterday, said There really two main
objects TO he gained by thls change I6s hrst = 70
tree SO directors Of the AssOciatio IN the Oily Hon
he cons alton OF tue minor details OF department.
work aud to de- OF" then energies 10 care
fu. supervision oil :he whole work, the retaol',nent
OF branches etc. and the eecond 49, 70 ut tue library
into plain nreprooi building and aiirr enlarging IL
In every way. make IL q calculating library Tree 70
the member OF the A. .ocation branches The plans
for the building aud its location have not been de-
oded upon ~ yet, bu' the idea to have contain
only oces Of the Ass Iciatiou work aud tho cir
culstiuy library. No psriors gymnasium. or GLASS
roou,s and 10 prayer-De, thgs or leeture-rooms VIII
be included 10 the new centra building"
Mr.. MoBurney ha- been the secrsiary tor twenty
years. Tie beg an his work young men in this city
wLsn the Association bad ouly ROOM down in tho
Biole House. aud he the sole empove. being occu
pied "A librarian Ever sine theo DO has worked tor
young men with euihusa III. aud now he goes 70
undertake even o wider work Tor them.
To-mor evening reception will be gwen AZ the
psrIors OF the Diet branch by the mem
ters OF the ne Commit GO Of Management 10 all the
sctiye menS eonnec'cd with the branch. Dr.
Luc,en c. Warner will speak OF his recent trip to the
San Francisco Convention.